Bad Sooden

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BAD SOODEN

State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Witzenhausen
Incorporated into : 1929 Bad Sooden-Allendorf

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Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The two salt mining tools are taken from the seal of Fürstensod, the old name of (Bad) Sooden, dating from 1554. Salt mining has been of great economic importance for the city for many centuries.

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The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.